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This book really surprised me. I didn't enjoy it at all at the start, but then I really got into it.
It's written in letters. Letters to god, letters between sisters. All letters. And at first, it made me feel far away from the story, but once I got used to it, I loved it.
The book deals with tough issues: race, rape, religion, sexuality. I wasn't expecting that from this book at all. I thought it'd be one of those fluffy, feel good books. In a way it was, but it also didn't shy away from anythin ...more
It's written in letters. Letters to god, letters between sisters. All letters. And at first, it made me feel far away from the story, but once I got used to it, I loved it.
The book deals with tough issues: race, rape, religion, sexuality. I wasn't expecting that from this book at all. I thought it'd be one of those fluffy, feel good books. In a way it was, but it also didn't shy away from anythin ...more
Loved this book. The story of a young black woman named Celie who suffers rape and abuse as a daughter and then as a wife, The Color Purple follows Celie's journey of self-discovery. Along the way, she is drawn together with an unlikely band of companions and family members (traditional and non), the trials and tribulations of whom reflect many social issues of the time.
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. I was expecting something heavy and difficult to plow through, perhaps somethin ...more
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. I was expecting something heavy and difficult to plow through, perhaps somethin ...more
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